Jessica Meador

November 23, 2010

Introduction

Lesson Plan Topic: Students will understand that ancient Greece and Romans influenced

our lives today with their architecture, mosaics, and paintings.

Length of lesson: 40 minutes

3.1 The student will explain how the contributions of ancient Greece and Rome have
influenced the present world in terms of architecture, government (direct and
representative democracy), and sports.

Cognitive Objectives

Students will:

• Make a mosaic picture and play “Twenty Questions”

Materials/Technology and Advanced Preparation

Materials:

• Various pictures of buildings with arches, such as, Roman Coliseum,

Parthenon, Richmond Coliseum, and White House.

• Books showing pictures of Roman aqueducts, mosaics, sculptures, and

paintings.

• Colored constructions paper

• White construction or computer paper

 • Glue

Advanced Preparation:

1. Check out books with Roman architecture

2. Make copies of buildings that feature Roman and Greek architecture

3. Set up Flickr to show pictures of the Richmond Coliseum, and The White House

Introduction/Anticipatory Set:

• Show students a video that shows Roman and Greek architecture. Ask students,

what similarities do you see in ancient Rome and Greece and architecture today?

• Review the word architecture. Tell students that ancient Romans used many

arches in their buildings that we now see today.

• Pass out pictures of The White House, Roman aqueducts and The Roman

Coliseum

• Introduce the term contribution. Explain that a contribution is the act of giving or

doing something for others. Tell students that the people of Rome and Greece

made many contributions to society with their architecture

• Ask if the students know what theses buildings were used for. Most may not

know and we can play “Twenty Questions” Each student will have a chance to

ask one question.

Lesson Plan Development:

 • Tell the students that the Romans and Grecians enjoyed the arts, creating mosaics,

sculptures, and paintings.

• Have students look through the books that have been provided. Each table will

have books to look through. Make sure that each group of students get at least one

book with mosaics.

• Ask students to look for examples of mosaics, sculptures, and paintings.

• Discuss what the students have found.

• Show students your example of your mosaic.

• Tell students that they will make their own mosaic. They will draw an outlines

picture of whatever they wish, tear pieces of construction paper, and then glue

small pieces into the outline of their drawing making their own mosaic.

Closure:

• Ask students, what styles of architecture used today came from ancient

Rome or Greece?

• Ask students if they think their home, neighborhood, or stores they may

visit have architecture styles from ancient Rome or Greece?

• Explain to students that for homework they will write down at least

five architecture examples that they see in their environment (home,

neighborhood, or local store, ect) that was influenced from ancient

Rome or Greece.
Homework: Five or more examples of Roman or Greek architecture influence in their

environment

Assessment:

Formative:

• Observe that the children are following directions while they are making

their mosaics.

• Listen and watch as children are looking thorough the architecture books.

Summative:

• The children will write down five or more examples of Roman or

Grecian archetecture in their own environment.

References:

Friends across America. http://www.friendsacrossamerica.com/colorwhitehouse.html

Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinish/2931605627/

Virginia Department of Education. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/history_socialscience/index.shtml

I would use this lesson plan the same way that Miss Agnes asked her class to make

pictures to decorate their class. I would ask the class to make their own mosaic using

pictures they may bring from home and/or use pictures or words from magazines that

we cut our from. Everyone will be able to make their individual mosaic, but at the

end of the lesson we will join all of our mosaics to make one whole mosaic. It will be

an important lesson to teach to the children. Individually our mosaics are great, but

together we make a beautiful, big mosaic with everyone’s individual strengths

included.